Music legend Johnny Cash, the “Man in Black”, was recently honored with a unique recognition award created by Bennett Awards. Cash received the honor from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Case Western Reserve University as part of the 21st annual Music Masters series. Each year, the Music Master series honors an artist whose career changed the shape and sound of rock and roll music.

The Sacramento Kings commissioned Bennett Awards to create a new custom sculpture for their new downtown arena and entertainment complex, the Golden 1 Center. The sculpture is in the form of a replica bronze sign and plaque honoring four local Sacramento kids who worked to help keep the Kings in Sacramento.

Bennett Awards worked with General Mills to create new custom awards in the form of the iconic Pillsbury Doughboy. These unique awards, called the Golden Doughboy Awards, were centered around a 3D sculpture of the Pillsbury Doughboy figure. The sculpture was cast in lead-free pewter, and then plated in a golden bronze.

Garth Brooks and Pitbull recently received custom Bennett Awards as recipients of the prestigious SoundExchange Digital Radio Award, which is awarded to artists amassing over one billion digital performances on the more than 2,500 digital radio services that partner with SoundExchange. For these custom awards, Bennett Awards created pewter sculpture awards in the shape of a headset. These unique sculptures featured a brushed pewter finish, and were mounted on orange anodized aluminum bases with engravings of the SoundExchange logo, award name, and recipient name.

Custom crystal awards created by Bennett Awards were presented to a variety of reality TV stars, including Khloé Kardashian and Mariah Carey, as part of the 2016 edition of the The Bravos. The Bravos are recognition awards given out each year by Bravo that honor the best reality moments and stars of the year. Awards winners are selected by viewer votes.

Bennett Awards created a custom championship trophy for the POWERADE 7 on 7 Invitational, an elite high school football passing league tournament. Bennett Awards worked with event organizers to create a 26” tall trophy consisting of a life-size pewter silver-plated football mounted on a custom handcrafted black hardwood base. The base featured a sublimated metal plate with the event logo prominently featured.

Ryan Murphy, the Emmy, Peabody, Humanitas and Golden Globe-winning director/producer/writer, received a unique recognition award created by Bennett Awards as the recipient of the inaugural Golden Slate Award. Murphy was honored with this award for his commitment to filming in California and the thousands of production-related jobs he has created in the state. His California-based projects include "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson," "Nip/Tuck," "Glee," "American Horror Story" and "Scream Queens."

The Lincoln Land Charity Classic, a Web.com Tour golf tournament, commissioned Bennett Awards to create a custom perpetual championship trophy for their inaugural championship event.  The Web.com Tour is the developmental tour for the PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or those who have failed to win enough money to stay on the PGA Tour. For this event, the Lincoln Land Charity Classic commissioned Bennett Awards to create a custom perpetual trophy that consisted of a unique, custom sculpture of a top hat (like the one worn by Abraham Lincoln) mounted on top of a large black hardwood base.

Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, one of the top classic cars competitions in the United States, commissioned a set of unique Bennett custom awards for their 2016 event. Bennett Awards worked closely with Greenwich Concours d’Elegance to create a new, unique custom award design based on a stylish, unique silhouette of a streamlined classic car. Two sizes of this sculpture award were created: a smaller 8” sculpture recognizing winning entries across a broad variety of categories, and a larger 10” sculpture for winners of the largest, most prestigious competitions. The car sculptures were cast in pewter, and featured a brushed pewter finish.

The National WW II Museum commissioned Bennett Awards to create a new set of custom medallions for their American Spirit Awards.  The American Spirit Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose work reflects the values and spirit of those who served our country during the World War II years. These recognition awards honor those who inspire others through their own acts of courage, sacrifice, initiative and generosity—particularly in the areas of leadership, service to country or community and education